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It's amazing that a big studio like EA has allowed a single developer to maintain such a stranglehold over one of their largest franchises for so long. It makes you wonder how often they quietly call meetings behind his back that are solely focused on replacing the mad scientist.

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I don't think Donny is the only one who has worked on player stats over the years. This wasn't at all the side of things I was on when I worked on Madden, but I can think of at least one other person who also hacked on the player DB.

It's not clear that he has a "stranglehold". Sure, he does a singular, and important job. But that doesn't necessarily mean he isn't replaceable at that job.

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